Medical Scientist

Essential Responsibilities

• Designs treatment plans by means of computer and/or manual computation that will deliver a prescribed dose and field placement technique in accordance with the Radiation Oncologists prescription to a defined tumor volume, with consideration to dose limiting structures.
• Performs calculations for delivery of prescribed dose and documents calculation in patients chart.
• Performs verification of mathematical accuracy of all calculations using established system.
• Serves as a resource to the therapists working in all areas including simulation, high dose rate, orthovoltage, and treatment.
• Coordinates treatment planning information between physicists, therapists, and physicians as necessary.
• Reviews patients charts after planning to ensure that simulation information is correct and reproducible.
• Prepare radiation oncology chart for patients with individualized treatment plans either external beam or brachytherapy.
• Performs in-vivo dosimetry with TLDs or diodes and helps maintain the TLDs and diodes.
• Serves as a resource to the Radiation Oncology Aide.
• Assists physicists in annual/bi-yearly treatment machine calibrations.
• Helps to maintain statistics of brachytherapy and intracavitary cases.
• Provides input to the technical supervisor for the completion of employee performance appraisals.
• Participates in panel interviews for open technical positions.

Experience

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum one (1) year of clinical experience in dosimetry required (w/CMD). If applicant is graduated from credited/approved CMD training program, then it counts as 1 year clinical experience.
• Minimum one (1) year of experience working with linear accelerators. If applicant is graduated from credited/approved CMD training program, then it counts as 1 year clinical experience with Linacs.

Education

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• Medical Dosimetrist Certificate.

Additional Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to utilize/apply knowledge of computers, computer treatment planning, planning techniques and procedures.
• Knowledge of radiation physics, dosimetry and State, Federal, and local radiation regulations.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Notes

• 4-Ten Hour Shifts.
• Will consider remote work.